Body, mind and culture : The complex dimensions of experiencing pain
This article deals with the interrelationship between body, mind and culture with respect to being healthy and being ill. If one wants to treat not only sickness but also sick people, it is helpful to be aware not only of the somatic and psychological dimensions of a disease but also of the "cultural" dimension of a disease. Based on personal reflections and supplemented by a focused literature search this article provides insights into how cultural influences not only affect the experience of illness but also decide how an illness is dealt with individually and socially. Furthermore, it is shown that not only being sick b...
Source: Schmerz - January 30, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Jonas Tesarz Source Type: research
Pain and cervical dystonia
CONCLUSION: It is important to ask patients with cervical dystonia about pain and to consider it in treatment planning and evaluation. Vice versa, if pain is present the possibility of a causative dystonia should also be considered. For pain assessment there are some newly developed questionnaires to assess pain in a standardized way in patients with dystonia. Further research is needed to better understand the pathomechanisms of pain in dystonia.PMID:38265520 | DOI:10.1007/s00482-024-00790-5 (Source: Schmerz)
Source: Schmerz - January 24, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Feline Hamami Tobias B äumer Source Type: research
Spiritual interventions in multimodal pain management
Schmerz. 2024 Jan 15. doi: 10.1007/s00482-024-00788-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIf we understand chronic pain not only as a disease but also as an existential crisis, it seems logical and reasonable to consider spiritual aspects in the treatment process. Spirituality is understood as an umbrella term for all activities and experiences that give meaning and significance to people's lives-irrespective of their religious affiliation. So far, spiritual aspects have been considered therapeutically mainly in the palliative context. According to current survey-based studies of pain patients, the inclusion of spiritual themes...
Source: Schmerz - January 15, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Kristin Kieselbach Ursula Frede Source Type: research
Tumor-associated pain
Schmerz. 2024 Feb;38(1):57-69. doi: 10.1007/s00482-023-00782-x. Epub 2024 Jan 11.ABSTRACTTumor-associated pain has a high prevalence and is still a challenging aspect of pain medicine. Treatment-related etiologies often coexist with pain caused by the oncological disease itself. For cancer pain as well, a pathophysiologically oriented analysis of nociceptive, nociplastic and neuropathic pain is advisable for planning a tailored treatment. The analgesic three-step ladder of the World Health Organization (WHO) should be customized in this context, incorporating antineuropathic or antihypersensitizing pharmacological approach...
Source: Schmerz - January 11, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Stefan Wirz Jens Ke ßler Hannes Hofbauer Source Type: research
Complementary and alternative medicine-A CME article, the critics and a concluding comment of the editor
Schmerz. 2024 Feb;38(1):55-56. doi: 10.1007/s00482-023-00781-y. Epub 2024 Jan 11.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38206420 | DOI:10.1007/s00482-023-00781-y (Source: Schmerz)
Source: Schmerz - January 11, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: R Sabatowski S F örderreuther L Radbruch Source Type: research
Chronic pain in children - is it an alarm signal?
Schmerz. 2024 Feb;38(1):52. doi: 10.1007/s00482-023-00785-8. Epub 2024 Jan 11.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38212585 | DOI:10.1007/s00482-023-00785-8 (Source: Schmerz)
Source: Schmerz - January 11, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Elfriede Kastenberger Source Type: research
Neuropathic pain as a symptom in autonomic neuropathies and other rare diseases : Small fiber neuropathy: its recognition, diagnosis, and treatment
CONCLUSION: The diagnosis and therapy of rare SFN requires interdisciplinary collaboration and, in many cases, a referral to specialized centers to achieve the best patient care.PMID:38197939 | DOI:10.1007/s00482-023-00783-w (Source: Schmerz)
Source: Schmerz - January 10, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Fiona Fischer Maike F Dohrn Romina Kapfenberger Denver Igharo Diana Seeber Elena de Moya Rubio Kalliopi Pitarokoili Natalie B örsch Martin M ücke Roman Rolke J örg B Schulz Andrea Maier Source Type: research
Pain and its limits : A phenomenological consideration of chronic pain
Schmerz. 2024 Jan 9. doi: 10.1007/s00482-023-00776-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChronic pain poses a significant global socio-medical challenge causing significant costs. It is only since the mid-20th century that pain syndromes have been considered diseases in their own right. According to the definition of the International Association for the Study of Pain, pain is a complex, context-dependent-and hence modifiable-phenomenon. The philosophical view on pain is no less multi-facetted and allows for a wide range of viewpoints. This analysis aims at a characterisation of pain including a-mainly phenomenological and enac...
Source: Schmerz - January 9, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Judith N Wagner Source Type: research
Der Schmerz dankt den Gutachterinnen und Gutachtern 2023
Schmerz. 2024 Feb;38(1):1-2. doi: 10.1007/s00482-023-00784-9.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38194115 | DOI:10.1007/s00482-023-00784-9 (Source: Schmerz)
Source: Schmerz - January 9, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Think about child protection also in chronic pain
Schmerz. 2024 Feb;38(1):53. doi: 10.1007/s00482-023-00786-7. Epub 2024 Jan 9.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38195729 | DOI:10.1007/s00482-023-00786-7 (Source: Schmerz)
Source: Schmerz - January 9, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Melanie Anheyer Source Type: research
Treating pain in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome : Multidisciplinary management of a multisystemic disease
CONCLUSION: Medical awareness and evidence need to be further improved to enhance the medical care situation of these patients with complex needs.PMID:38189943 | DOI:10.1007/s00482-023-00778-7 (Source: Schmerz)
Source: Schmerz - January 8, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Natalie B örsch Martin M ücke Andrea Maier Rupert Conrad Jean Tori Pantel Julia Sellin Kyros Mani Pradeep Chopra Source Type: research
Treating pain in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome : Multidisciplinary management of a multisystemic disease
CONCLUSION: Medical awareness and evidence need to be further improved to enhance the medical care situation of these patients with complex needs.PMID:38189943 | DOI:10.1007/s00482-023-00778-7 (Source: Schmerz)
Source: Schmerz - January 8, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Natalie B örsch Martin M ücke Andrea Maier Rupert Conrad Jean Tori Pantel Julia Sellin Kyros Mani Pradeep Chopra Source Type: research
Opioid withdrawal following refilling of an implantable drug delivery system for intrathecal infusion
Schmerz. 2024 Jan 4. doi: 10.1007/s00482-023-00779-6. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38175268 | DOI:10.1007/s00482-023-00779-6 (Source: Schmerz)
Source: Schmerz - January 4, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Marco Reining Michael Kretzschmar Source Type: research
Opioid withdrawal following refilling of an implantable drug delivery system for intrathecal infusion
Schmerz. 2024 Jan 4. doi: 10.1007/s00482-023-00779-6. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38175268 | DOI:10.1007/s00482-023-00779-6 (Source: Schmerz)
Source: Schmerz - January 4, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Marco Reining Michael Kretzschmar Source Type: research
Opioid withdrawal following refilling of an implantable drug delivery system for intrathecal infusion
Schmerz. 2024 Jan 4. doi: 10.1007/s00482-023-00779-6. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38175268 | DOI:10.1007/s00482-023-00779-6 (Source: Schmerz)
Source: Schmerz - January 4, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Marco Reining Michael Kretzschmar Source Type: research
